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STATE OF COLORADO <br />Bill Owens, Governor <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES <br />D1VIS10N OF WILDLIFE <br />AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER <br />Bruce McCbskey, Director <br />6060 Broadway <br />Denver, Cokxado 60216 <br />Telephone: (303) 297-1192 <br />March 11, 2005 <br />Janet H. Binns, Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Division of Minerals and Geology <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />onera~is an~~ealogY~ <br />oiJl3Yb~'04 kl' <br />For ilrldlife- <br />ForPeople <br />RE: Trapper Mine (Permit No. C-1981-010) <br />Technical Revision Application No. 94 {TR-94) <br />Trapper Mining Inc Proposes to Retain Twenty-Five Ponds for use as Livestock and Wildlife Water <br />Sources <br />Dear Ms. Binns, <br />On February 28'", 2005, the CDOW Meeker Service Center received a letter regarding an application to <br />revise coal mining operations at Trapper Mine. On March 4`", 2005, I conducted an onsite visit and <br />discussed the proposed changes in the reclamation plan with Trapper Mine staff. Mr. Forest Luke, <br />environmental manager, accompanied me on my visit and outlined the proposed changes. <br />Mr. Luke stated that twenty-five structures, currently being utilized for sediment control, were being <br />proposed as permanent water sources in future reclamation plans. We visited several of these ponds and <br />observed numerous wildlife species utilizing the water these structures currently retain. The addition and <br />development ofthese twenty-five structures, as reliable year round water sources, will be a benefit to <br />local wildlife. The Division of Wildlife has no objection to the request that these ponds remain as <br />pemtanent structures in the post reclamation landscape. <br />Thank you for the opportunity to comment on this proposal. If you or the project's proponents have any <br />questions, please do not hesitate to call me. <br />Sincerely, <br />~ ~ ~~ <br />Trevor Balzer <br />District Wildlife Manager <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, RusseO George, Executive DkeIXOr <br />WILDLIFE COMMISSION, Ph~p Jem~, Chak . JelGay Crawford, YxeChai • Brad Phelps, Secretary <br />Members, Bernard Black • Tom Burke • Rick Enstrom • Claire O'Neal • Robert Shoemaker • Ken Tones <br />Ex Officio Members, Russet George and Don Ament <br />